Newman Sweeps New
Hampshire Whelen Modified Poles
Ryan Newman is one step closer to a clean sweep of his
three-race NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule as he captured
the Coors Light Pole Award in advance of Saturday’s F.W. Webb
100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
A veteran NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitor, Newman laid down
a fast lap of 29.457 seconds (129.300 mph) in Thursday’s
qualifying for his third career Whelen Modified Tour pole. All
three have come at New Hampshire.
Newman won the pole and the race in the Whelen Modified Tour’s
first visit to the “Magic Mile” in June, and followed that with
a victory at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in August. His third
and final moonlight appearance in the Tour in 2010 will be in
Saturday’s F.W. Webb 100, which will air on SPEED at 1 p.m.
Todd Szegedy was second fastest in qualifying at 29.799
(127.816) followed by Ryan Preece at 29.817 (127.739). Szegedy
will look for his second career win at New Hampshire while
Preece will strive for his first after podium efforts in three
of his last four races at the 1.058-mile facility.
Points leader Bobby Santos, Ed Flemke Jr., Mike Stefanik, Chuck
Hossfeld, Eric Goodale, Erick Rudolph and defending race winner
Ron Silk round out the top 10 qualifiers.
Saturday's F.W. Webb 100 is scheduled to take the green flag at
12:45 p.m., and the SPEED broadcast will begin on a 15-minute
tape delay.
Qualifying Results
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour - F.W. Webb 100 Lineup
Race Saturday; Qualifying Thursday
at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap Length: 1.058 miles
1. (7) Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind., Chevrolet, 129.300
2. (2) Todd Szegedy, Ridgefield, Conn., Ford, 127.816
3. (3) Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn., Chevrolet, 127.739
4. (4) Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass., Dodge, 127.346
5. (10) Ed Flemke, Jr., Southington, Conn., Chevrolet, 127.240
6. (16) Mike Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Pontiac, 127.007
7. (59) Chuck Hossfeld, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 126.981
8. (58) Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 126.905
9. (98) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 126.901
10. (6) Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 126.812
11. (1) Rob Summers, Vernon, Conn., Chevrolet, 126.606
12. (14) Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 126.463
13. (79) James Civali, Meriden, Conn., Pontiac, 126.333
14. (36) Ted Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Chevrolet, 126.136
15. (50) Kevin Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y., Chevrolet, 126.119
16. (8) Glenn Tyler, Hampton Bays, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125.998
17. (70) Andy Seuss, Hampstead, N.H., Chevrolet, 125.982
18. (17) Glen Reen, Wilbraham, Mass., Chevrolet, 125.961
19. (90) Renee Dupuis, Glastonbury, Conn., Chevrolet, 125.923
20. (51) Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y., Chevrolet, 125.811
21. (91) Richard Savary, Canton, Mass., Chevrolet, 125.388
22. (46) George Brunnhoelzl, III, W. Babylon, N.Y., Chevrolet,
124.907
23. (93) Rowan Pennink, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Chevrolet,
124.723
24. (28) Woody Pitkat, Stafford, Conn., Chevrolet, 124.662
25. (99) Jamie Tomaino, Howell, N.J., Chevrolet, 124.605
26. (39) Richie Pallai, Jr., Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Chevrolet,
124.414
27. (82) Mike Christopher, Plainville, Conn., Dodge, 124.102
28. (18) Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y., Ford, 123.570
29. (05) Joe Hartmann, Calverton, N.Y., Chevrolet, 123.162
30. (33) Wade Cole, Riverton, Conn., Chevrolet, 122.387
31. (26) Gary McDonald, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Chevrolet, 120.987
32. (38) Jake Marosz, Middletown, Conn., Chevrolet, 120.019
33. (76) Eric Beers, Northampton, Pa., Chevrolet, No speed
34. (52) Dale Quarterley, Westfield, Mass., Chevrolet, No speed
35. (12) Doug Coby, Milford, Conn., Chevrolet, No speed
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
Source: Jason
Cunningham/NASCAR PR
Posted: September
17, 2010
